close Video Doctor shares ways to prevent getting Parkinson's disease Rheumatologist Dr. Mahsa Tehrani shares strategies for preventing what a new study projects will be a prevalence of Parkinson's disease on 'America Reports.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, along with Oslo University Hospital in Norway, may have discovered a way to detect biomarkers of Parkinsons disease in the blood up to decades earlier. In the very early stages of the disease, the body goes through changes related to DNA repair and stress in cells. These changes leave detectable clues in the blood before major brain damage occurs, according to a press release for the study.This could allow for early detection of Parkinson's, when treatments might have a better chance of slowing or preventing serious damage. NEW VITAMIN COMPOUND SHOWS PROMISE FOR REVERSING ALZHEIMER'S DAMAGE TO THE BRAIN The processes of DNA repair and cellular stress response can occur for up to 20 years in Parkinsons patients before motor symptoms fully develop, according to the researchers. The team used machine learning to discover patterns linked to these processes, which were not found in healthy individuals or patients who were already diagnosed with Parkinsons. European researchers discovered a way to detect early Parkinsons disease via a blood test. (iStock)Annikka Polster, assistant professor at the Department of Life Sciences at Chalmers, who led the stud
Discussion
Join the conversation
Be the first to comment